Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Purpose of Cookies:
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
Set by the website you're visiting directly
Third-Party Cookies:
Set by other domains (usually advertisers) embedded in the website
Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
What's Inside an Authentication Cookie?
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
What They Track:
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
Any and all purchasing records from 2017-10-31 (yyyy-mm-dd) to current. The request is limited to readily available records without physically copying, scanning or printing paper documents. Any editable electronic document is acceptable.
The specific information requested from your record keeping system is:
1. Purchase order number. If purchase orders are not used a comparable substitute is acceptable, i.e., invoice, encumbrance, or check number
2. Purchase date
3. Line item details (Detailed description of the purchase)
4. Line item quantity
5. Line item price
6. Vendor ID number, name, address, contact person and their email address
All school records (including high school and college transcripts and his college application ) for Dennis Hernandez, as well as any disciplinary records.
FOI #18-163 - Subject - Athletics Employment Contracts
Name - Steve Smith
Affiliation - Harlan Sports Management
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to kindly request the following information related to athletic professionals employed by University of Connecticut:
• The 2018 contract, or most recent contract extension/amendment for head football coach Randy Edsall
• The 2018 contract, 2018 season salary if contract is not available, for football defensive coordinator Billy Crocker
• The 2018 contract, 2018 season salary if contract is not available, for football offensive coordinator John Dunn
• The 2018 season salaries for the following assistant football coaches:
• Terry Richardson
• Eddie Allen
• Corey Edsall
• Curome Cox
• Dennis Dottin-Carter
• Frank Giufre
• Aaron Smith
• Jon Wholley
The 2018 season salaries of the following athletic department employees associated with the football program:
• Ryan Steinberg
• Eric Klein
• JD Mehlhorn
• JC Hull
• Jonathan Hicks
• Ben Abitz
• Matt Robinson
• Andy Baylock
• Rebecca Dunstan
• Michael Zyskowski
• Mike Moyseenko
• Kyle Weiss
• Robert Downes
• David Harris
• Christina Buccheri
• Ben Chapman
The 2018 salary of any strength and conditioning professional not listed above who is involved with the football program.The 2018 salary of any professional not listed above who is involved with football recruiting.
(1) Any documents reflecting or concerning a home address for a University of Connecticut alumni ; (2) Any documents reflecting or concerning the present known address for a University of Connecticut alumni; (3) Any communications to or from a University of Connecticut alumni.
1. The annual salary, total compensation including fringe benefits, and job title for the below employees affiliated with UConn Health Center and the UConn School of Medicine for the fiscal or calendar years, whichever is more appropriate: 2011, 2012. 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018:
a. Anne Horbatuck
b. Mary Casey Jacob
c. William Kleinman
d. Bruce Liang
e. Augustus Mazzocca
f. Frank Torti
g. Karen Duffy Wallace
2. A list of all documents that you have obtained related to the above requests but were excluded and the reason they were excluded.